About block 974,246
Bitcoin block 974,246 was mined by Foundry USA on November 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM UTC, 2 min 59 s after block 974,245. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,535 transactions in 3.26 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.59 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 974,246 is number 519 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,497 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 75,754 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.